CFI Responsibilities & Professionalism Flashcards
What are the responsibilities of a CFI (basic)
- Help Students Learn
- Provide Adequate Instruction
- Demand Adequate Standards
- Emphasize the Positive
- Evaluate the Pilot’s Abilities
- Pilot Supervision
- Practical Test Recommendations
- Flight Instructor Endorsements
- Additional training & endorsements
- Pilot Proficiency
- See & Avoid
- TSA Security Training
Explain Help Students Learn
3 Goals and Explain
Make each lesson enjoyable:
(1) Provide visual aids, keep it participative as possible.
(2) Praise and encouragement
(3) Know what motivates them
Learning should be interesting:
(a) Challenge them but keep it achievable
(b) Flying in different conditions
(c) Cross Country closer to the ground.
Have clear objectives:
(1) Know what to expect and what’s expected
(2) Standards are clear (maybe even tighten them)
Explain Providing Adequate Instruction
No two students are alike
(1) Know your students and tailor your lessons
ii) Use sub goals
iii) Get to know each student and adapt
iv) Lack of confidence vs. over confidence
Shouldn’t just teach how we were taught, we need to adapt.
Explain Demand Adequate Standards
i) Must demand standards from student
ii) Do not lower your standards
iii) If they don’t meet standards you must help them improve and motivate them to push harder
Explain Emphasize the Positive
i) Instructors have tremendous influence on student’s perception and motivation
ii) Effects their attitude and the positive image of flying
iii) Stay engaged with the student
iv) Motivate
v) Keep them informed
vi) Give Credit when due
vii) Criticize constructively
viii) Be consistent
Admit errors
Explain Evaluate the Pilot’s Abilities
i) Ensure safety
ii) Correction of Student Errors
iii) We need to evaluate to instruct and identify trends
Explain Pilot Supervision
i) Oversee student pilots
ii) We allow them to go solo, they are your responsibility
iii) If you got them as a stand in you are still responsible.
Explain Practical Test Recommendations
i) You’re responsible
ii) It is your pass rate on the line, and the student’s money
iii) 61.39
Explain Flight Instructor Endorsements
i) Make sure you fully understand the endorsements and when they’re necessary
Explain Additional training & endorsements
i) Flight reviews
ii) Aircraft checkouts
iii) Transition training
Explain Pilot Proficiency
i) Block practice V. Spaced practice
ii) Short term works, but you need to come back and do reviews
iii) Knowledge and Skill both
need to be current constantly
Explain See & Avoid
i) Maintain this conversation
ii) Always maintain in the cockpit
iii) Always look outside, keep situational awareness
Explain TSA Security Training
Must bring a valid, unexpired United States Passport to the ATP training center. Per the regulation, ATP is required to make a copy of each pilot’s Passport and store the copy for 5 years. This requirement has been placed on all Flight Schools. ATP stores this information electronically for maximum security.
If you do not have an unexpired US Passport, you may use an Original or Certified copy of your US Government issued Birth Certificate provided it meets acceptable criteria.
Pre-solo flight thought process you should have.
Student must show consistency in many tasks including special emphasis areas.
Define Professionalism
The skill, good judgment, and polite behavior expected from a person who is trained to a job well.
